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Telangana’s August accounts show revenue expenditure outpacing receipts, resulting in a Rs 14,840.81 crore revenue deficit. The fiscal deficit has reached 58.65 per cent of the annual estimate, while interest, pension and borrowing pressures continue to weigh on State finances.

Siddipet police arrested seven BRS leaders from Varadarajpur village for allegedly spraying turmeric water on Congress leaders heading towards former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao's residence. A court later remanded the accused to 15 days following their arrest in Vijayawada.

The Congress accused the government of setting the stage for levying fees on UPI transactions, questioning a notification that bars charges on transactions up to Rs 2,000. The party also alleged the move could open digital payments to American firms.

  BSP chief Mayawati criticised the SP, Congress and other opposition parties for using blue symbols while allegedly retaining casteist and narrow-minded attitudes. She accused them of political opportunism, defended the BSP as the genuine Ambedkarite party and questioned Congress’s political prospects 

BRS deputy leader Talasani Srinivas Yadav demanded Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s resignation and urged Congress leaders to make Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar the Chief Minister. He also criticised the government over Dalit welfare, Assembly protests and alleged political targeting of BRS legislators

BRS working president KT Rama Rao alleged irregularities in the allotment of government land to a company linked to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s brother and demanded ED, Income Tax and CBI probes, while warning investors over the proposed Future City project

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi warned people against deepfake videos using her face and voice to promote fraudulent investment schemes. Her office urged users not to click on or engage with such posts, block and report them, amid rising AI-enabled financial scams

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has accused the government of distorting Census 2027, calling its intent dubious and its content flawed, citing concerns over new questions and links to NPR and NRC. The party has also objected to the caste census format, with Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi writing to Prime Minister Modi demanding corrections.

Congress on Thursday criticised the Modi government over the auction of the Tara coal block in Chhattisgarh’s Hasdeo-Aranya, alleging it threatens dense forests, tribal livelihoods and wildlife corridors. Jairam Ramesh called the project an “ecocide” despite earlier opposition to new mining

BRS working president KT Rama Rao has accused the ruling Congress of circulating AI‑generated fake visuals to malign party leaders. He warned of legal action against those responsible and confirmed that a complaint has been lodged with the Cybercrime police.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questioned the delay in proroguing Parliament's Monsoon session, alleging the government was seeking a two-thirds majority to pass delimitation-related constitutional amendments. He said the ruling side lacked the numbers despite allegedly attempting to break up parties

BRS leaders Sandra Venkata Veeraiah and Lingala Kamal Raju accused the Congress government of silencing the Opposition by suspending BRS legislators from the Assembly. They also criticised the government over protests targeting KCR and demanded action against Congress MLA Veerlapally Shankar

BRS leader Manne Krishank lodged a police complaint against Congress MLA Sri Ganesh, alleging that he instigated an attack on Bowenpally police station following K.T. Rama Rao’s arrest. Krishank sought legal action, alleging attempts to provoke violence and disrupt law and order

Rahul Gandhi visited Raebareli on Tuesday and met traders, lawyers, pharmacists and other local representatives, assuring them their concerns would be prioritised. Traders raised issues including rising precious metal prices and GST. Gandhi will attend a DISHA meeting on Wednesday

TVK will hold its second alliance coordination meeting in Chennai on Wednesday amid tensions with Congress and a boycott by Left parties. The meeting will discuss formalising the coalition, a Common Minimum Programme and steering committee, while tensions over Vijay's national ambitions persist

The Election Commission has announced an October 6 bypoll for Assam’s Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, vacated by former Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi after joining the BJP and winning the Dispur Assembly election. Counting will be held on October 9

Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi will visit his Rae Bareli constituency for two days from Tuesday. He is scheduled to meet local groups, inaugurate development works funded through MPLADS and chair a District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting

Military veterans criticised Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh for suggesting retired Army officers should stay away from politics and public debates. Veterans, including Maj Gen Harsha Kakar and Lt Gen P R Shankar, defended their constitutional rights to participate in democratic discourse after retirement

The Congress marked the fourth anniversary of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, calling it a decisive turning point in Indian politics. Jairam Ramesh said the 4,080-km march sought to hear public concerns, challenge political polarisation and inspire renewed hope

Manipur Congress Legislature Party leader Keisham Meghachandra Singh accused the BJP government of lacking a concrete roadmap to restore peace in the violence-hit state. His remarks followed Assembly data stating that the ethnic conflict has claimed 306 lives, with 49 missing